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6 <br /> 1 Co-sponsor of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce's Partnership for a <br /> 2 Sustainable Community & Town of Chapel Hill to jointly fund a public-private consultant <br /> 3 study by the firm "Urban3 LLC". The study created a 3-D mapping of property tax <br /> 4 values per acre throughout the Orange County, and the economic development impact <br /> 5 of increasing commercial and retail density in an urban area. <br /> 6 Hillsborough Chamber's "Riverwalk Movie Series" sponsor in 2015. <br /> 7 Carrboro Film Festival sponsor. <br /> 8 Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce's "General Member Breakfast" guest speaker <br /> 9 series sponsor in 2015. <br /> 10 Orange County Agriculture Summit sponsor in 2015 to provide free attendance & meal <br /> 11 for all participants. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Advertising, Publishing & Collateral Materials <br /> 14 Article 46 annual funding: $20,000 or 1.5% of total <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Examples of Use: <br /> 17 Participation in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce's annual PRIMETIME <br /> 18 Business Expo. <br /> 19 New ad campaign & series of 3 business networking breakfast presentations with the <br /> 20 Town of Chapel Hill, assisted by Chapel Hill Magazine, will begin in early 2016. <br /> 21 Ad campaign with WCHL 1360 AM radio highlighting activity by Orange County's <br /> 22 Visitors Bureau & Economic Development. <br /> 23 Subscription to Buxton Company's "Scout" software to support retail retention & <br /> 24 recruitment efforts. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Commissioner Dorosin referred to slide number 15 and asked if these percentages were <br /> 27 set in stone. <br /> 28 Steve Brantley said the percentages are a Board decision. He said the pie charts, and <br /> 29 the recommended percentages, were published and promoted by the County. <br /> 30 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the public voted on the percentages or just the <br /> 31 categories. <br /> 32 Steve Brantley said these were the recommended uses of the funds promoted by the <br /> 33 County at the time of the vote, so it would be the public's expectation that the funds would be <br /> 34 allocated accordingly. <br /> 35 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this was formally adopted in 2012. <br /> 36 Steve Brantley said in December 2011. <br /> 37 Commissioner Jacobs said this was to be a 10-year plan. He added that at the time, the <br /> 38 biggest point was to allocate the 60 percent, and the other percentages were less driving <br /> 39 forces. <br /> 40 Commissioner Pelissier said the 60 percent was crucial, because water and sewer in the <br /> 41 Economic Development Districts (EDDS) was expensive. <br /> 42 Commissioner Pelissier asked if there is a remaining total left on the debt for the water <br /> 43 and sewer infrastructure. <br /> 44 Paul Laughton said the total debt for the water and sewer was 20 years, so there is <br /> 45 seventeen years to go. <br /> 46 Commissioner Pelissier said the 60 percent would stay since there is debt already for <br /> 47 the water and sewer in Buckhorn. <br /> 48 Paul Laughton said this is included in the CIP for debt service for water and sewer. <br /> 49 Commissioner Dorosin asked if it would be possible to change the percentages in the <br /> 50 future. <br />